Naval Aviation

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Bernardi, Joseph Fighter Escorts
Joseph Richard Bernardi, Senior [Annotator's Note: a pilot in the 509th Bombardment Squadron, 351st Bombardment Group,...
Taylor, Jack Fighter Operations in the Pacific
Jack Taylor was temporarily assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) for two weeks when his ship [...
David, Maynard Fighter Opposition and Mining Missions
[Annotator's Note: Maynard David served in the USAAF as a bombardier on Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bombers in...
Lawler, John Fighter Pilot
John Lawler flew a P-51 [Annotator's Note: North American P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft] with the 2nd Squadron, 52nd...
Lederer, Henry Fighter Plane Combat
Henry Lederer says the crosshair gun sight they used was horse and buggy compared to what they have today. They knew...
Bryan, Donald Fighter planes
The first real fighter airplane Donald Bryan flew was the P-40D with the Merlin engine, not the Allison engine. They...
Liles, Robert Fighter Planes and Fellow Pilots
[Annotator's Note: Robert Liles served in the USAAF and flew Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter aircraft with the 16th...
Salter, Cary Fighter Squadron 353
Cary Salter was in a dogfight when his wing was hit. It flipped the plane over. He went to pull out and nothing...
Peer, Wayne Fighting Across Europe
Wayne Peer and his outfit [Annotator's Note: I...
Nolan, Warren Fighting Fires and Recovering the Dead
Warren Nolan was aboard the USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) when it was hit by two kamikaze aircraft on 11 May 1945. The deck...
Ananian, Stephen Fighting German Jets
Stephen Ananian says that the idea that if the Germans had built their jet fighters sooner in the war, it would have...
Gatlin, Carl Fighting in Casablanca
Carl Robert Gatlin enlisted in the Army and after training, he was sent to Blackstone, Virginia to be shipped overseas...
DeCarlo, Mario Fighting in France
Mario DeCarlo recalled using a machine gun to fight in the hedgerows to get the Germans out of the trenches. His unit [...
Cohen, Benjamin Fighting in France and Germany
Benjamin Wolf Cohen went overseas [Annotator's Note: with Company A, 320th Engineer Combat Battalion, 95th Infantry...
Engel, Robert Fighting in France and Germany
Robert Engel's ship had to dodge German u-boats [Annotator's Note: German submarine] by zig-zagging [Annotator's Note:...
Reitman, Seymour Fighting in Germany
Seymour Reitman was near Aachen, Germany, which was the first German city taken by the Americans. From there, he...
Miller, Irving Fighting in Italy
Irving Miller joined the 141st Field Artillery, the Washington Artillery, as a replacement from the infantry. He joined...
Smith, Jacques Fighting in Manila
Jacques Brewster Smith's company commander [Annotator's Note: of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 511th Parachute Infantry...
Denius, Franklin "Frank" Fighting in the hedgerows
[Annotators Note: segment begins with the interviewer asking Franklin Denius to describe his first moments in Normandy]...
Tweed, Earl Fighting in the Hedgerows
Earl Tweed had to revamp his plans after getting off the beach and reaching high ground [Annotator's Note: Tweed had...
Feldman, Henry Fighting in the Hürtgen Forest
Henry Feldman and the 8th Infantry Division [Annotator's Note: Feldman was a member of Cannon Company, 121st Infantry...
Feldman, Henry Fighting in the Normandy Hedgerows
Henry Feldman reached France during the hedgerow fighting [Annotator's Note: he landed in Normandy on 4 July 1944]. His...
Segal, Harvey Fighting in the Normandy Hedgerows and on through France
Harvey Segal reached the French coast. He had to board a landing craft after taking off his 80 pound pack. The timing...
Pummill, William Fighting in the Pacific
William "Bill" Arthur Pummill and his unit [Annotator's Note: Weapons Company, 9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division...
Rogers, Lloyd "Frenchie" Fighting in Tunisia
Lloyd Rogers remembers that there were temporary airfields in the Sahara Desert. Each airplane was dispersed with 100...
Dendrinelis, Socrates Fighting Kamikazes
Socrates Dendrinelis remembers the kamikazes [Annotator's Note: Japanese suicide bombers] hitting the ships. It made a...
Dietrick, Alfred Fighting near Cassino
Alfred Dietrick [Annotator's Note: with Company B, 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division] went...
Young, James Fighting on Guadalcanal
After the Battle of the Tenaru [Annotator's Note: also called the Battle of the Ilu River, 21 August 1942, Guadalcanal...
Mace, Sterling Fighting on Ngesebus Island
Sterling Mace and Company K, along with Companies L and I, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment were told to withdraw...
Radice, Gerard Fighting on Okinawa
Gerard V. Radice and the 7th Infantry Division left the Philippines to invade Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan...
Gambino, Elroy Fighting on Tarawa and Saipan
Elroy Gambino and the Marines [Annotator's Note: Company K, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division]...
Rickel, Robert Fighting through Flak
Robert "Bob" Rickel flew with the 379th Group [Annotator's Note: 524th Bombardment Squadron, 379th Bombardment Group,...
Ryan, Richard Fighting U-Boats in the Atlantic
At the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: 7 December 1941], Richard Ryan was stationed at the naval...
Roy, William Filming Yorktown
William Roy captured film of Japanese bombers attacking the ship [Annotator's Note: USS Yorktown (CV-5)] that was not...
Heilbrun, Herbert Final Mission
Herbert Heilbrun wrote his last letter before his final mission. [Annotator's Note: A baby has been crying in the...
Smith, Eben Final Mission and Capture
Assigned as a B-24 [Annotator's Note: Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber] pilot, Eben Smith arrived first in...

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